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Today, in order to create political development, the participation of all sections of society in political affairs is essential. Therefore, the participation of women in all social activities such as politics is a prerequisite for political development, so that women even as minorities in politics would contributes to the unfinished democracy of society. Knowing the factors influencing this matter such as self-concept is also important. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between women’s self-concept and their political participation. The research method in this study was descriptive (survey) and purposeful. The data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire in the form of field operations and statistical population of all women in Tehran at the age of political participation. According to the number of statistical population (3,500,000), the sample consisted of 389 persons based on Cochran formula. The stratified random sampling method was used. The final result of the research is more likely to be based on the research conducted on the components of the research namely one’s perception of socio-economic class, one’s own religion, one’s belief, perception of one’s personality, and one’s perception of one’s own gender. There is a significant relationship between women’s perception of their age, their perception as regards their abilities, and their political participation. Also, a total of 41.7% of the overall variance in political participation is self-explanatory. Thus, it can be said that higher participation implies a crystallization of the characteristics of the political, economic, and cultural development of society. Thus it can be claimed that the more democratic the politics and society are, the more tolerant the culture of sexuality is, the bolder the presence of women is likely to be.

Keywords: Political participation, Self-concept, Socio-Economic Status, women.

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